双河2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、The criminal has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and I think he deserves it, for a good judge does not make _______ decisions.

A. intelligent B. enormous

C. arbitrary   D. marvelous

2、It is reported that the rest of the poor living in the area to new houses in the past few months.

A．moved

B．has moved

C．have moved

D．had moved

3、We must face the problems, shoulder our responsibility and do all we can to ____ people's expectations.

A.live up to B.rise to C.be alive with D.be close to

4、______ flag-raising ceremony was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square on July 1 to celebrate   ______ 17th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.

A. A; /   B. A; the

C. The; the   D. /; the

5、He is busy writing the article all the morning, only ________ occasionally to have a cup of coffee.

A. breaking off   B. breaking down

C. breaking through   D. breaking up

6、The bad news was that all the flights had been cancelled on account of the snowstorm until ______notice.

A.farther B.more C.far D.further

7、It is required in the library regulations that any book borrowed __________ by due time, or the borrower will be fined.

A. return   B. be returned

C. returns   D. is returned

8、Using traditional Chinese medical records, Youyou Tu rediscovered an ancient plant-based treatment for malaria that worked ________ modern therapies failed.

A. until B. unless   C. although D. where

9、I _____ through the hard time but for my teacher’s generous and timely help．

A．couldn’t have gone   B．could go

C．mustn’t have gone   D．hadn’t gone

10、While the others were trying hard to come up with a possible solution to the tough problem, I ____a brilliant idea.

A. struck on   B. counted on

C. occurred to   D. appealed to

11、_________ in his study, he wasn’t aware that all the others had left.

A．Bury

B．Buried

C．Burying

D．Having buried

12、Americans eat ________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

A. more than twice   B. as twice as many

C. twice as many as   D. more than twice as many

13、 A wild Siberian tiger has been caught on camera in Heilongjiang Province, __________ the first images of this sort were captured．

A． which  B． when  C． where  D． that

14、Mr. Smith, what do you think happiness mean to you,_________with family and friends or something else?

A.to surround B.surrounded C.to be surrounded D.being surrounded

15、We express our thoughts not only ________ words, but also body language.

A. in terms of   B. in spite of

C. in preparation of   D. in case of

16、John ________ in the United States for decades, but in the last years he has already adapted to living in China.

A．was living

B．had lived

C．has lived

D．Lived

17、The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ________ a series of air pollution control measures.

A. regardless of B. but for

 C. thanks to D. such as

18、Perhaps in the Lonji Rice terraces, is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with nature.

A.that B.why C.which D.what

19、On the eve of Chinese Spring Festival, the number of electronic red envelopes given and received via WeChat ____ 1．01 billion, 200 times that of 2014．

A．adds to B．applies to

C．appeals to D．amounts to

20、In the competition, each side works like crazy to stay one step ______ the other.

A. ahead of B. apart from

C. rather than D. except for

21、Why Do Cats Love Boxes So Much?

There is an object that’s pretty much guaranteed to arouse your cat’s interest. That object, as the Internet has so thoroughly documented, is a box. Any box, really. Like many other really strange things cats do, science hasn’t fully cracked this particular feline (猫科的) mystery.

【1】 In fact, when you look at all the evidence together, it could be that your cat may not just like boxes, he may need them.

The box-and-whisker plot

Understanding the feline mind is extremely difficult. Still, there’s a sizable amount of behavioral research on cats who are, well, used for other kinds of research. These studies have been taking place for more than 50 years and they make one thing quite clear: 【2】

This is likely true for a number of reasons, but for cats in stressful situations, a box or some other type of separate enclosure can have a strong impact on both their behavior and physiology.

Ethologist Claudia Vinke of Utrecht University in the Netherlands is one of the latest researchers to study stress levels in shelter cats. Working with domestic cats in a Dutch animal shelter, Vinke provided hiding boxes for a group of newly arrived cats while keeping another group from them entirely. 【3】 In effect, the cats with boxes got used to their new surroundings faster, were far less stressed early on, and were more interested in interacting with humans.

The ‘If it fits, I sits’ principle

Some feline observers will note that in addition to boxes, many cats seem to pick other odd places to relax. Some curl up in a bathroom sink. 【4】 This brings us to the other reason why your cat may like particularly small boxes: It’s really cold out.

So there you have it: Boxes are insulating, stress-relieving, comfort zones—places where cats can hide, relax, sleep, and occasionally launch a surprise attack against the huge, unpredictable apes they live with.

A．Your furry companion obtains comfort and security from enclosed spaces.

B．Others prefer shoes, bowls, shopping bags, coffee mugs, empty egg cartons, and other small, enclosed spaces.

C．She found a significant difference in stress levels between cats that had the boxes and those that didn’t.

D．A box, in this sense, can often represent a safe zone, a place where sources of anxiety, hostility (恶意), and unwanted attention simply disappear.

E．So rather than work things out, cats tend to simply run away from their problems or avoid them altogether.

F．Thankfully, behavioral biologists and veterinarians have come up with a few interesting explanations.

22、Festivals in 2022

Roskilde Festival

With some of the biggest names in music, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark is preparing to bring fans an experience of a lifetime. Besides rock, electronic, and pop music, fans will also be treated to comedy, poetry, a carnival, and much more at this week-long festival. Shops, food, showers, grills and campsites are all close by. You can even rent a bike to get around the festival quickly.

Boomtown Fair

Boomtown is considered to be one of the wildest independent festivals in the world. Established in 2009 Winchester, United Kingdom, the fair takes place every summer, offering entertainment for visitors of all ages. Additionally, it specially conducts arts and crafts workshops for kids. Tracing its origin to its “underground” roots, Boomtown offers every type of music, from folk and jazz to disco and punk.

Impact Festival

The festival stays true to its name and truly impacts you through the experience you have while you attend the festival. You will spend your day meeting beautiful people, listening to some incredible live music, seeing an combination of fashionable costumes and clothing, freeing your mind and spirit and dancing the night away with a bunch of other people. You will be staying in the third-largest city in Poland, Lodz, a beautiful city.

Wilderness Festival

The combination of fantastic music, amazing food, and a lovely atmosphere come together to give you the Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire, UK. More than live music performances, The Oxfordshire Wilderness Festival also offers an environment for camping and enjoying the quiet backdrop of countryside. Events and exhibitions for festival attendees of all ages will be provided.

【1】Where should you go if you want to cycle around the festival?

A．L6dz.

B．Oxfordshire.

C．Denmark.

D．Winchester.

【2】Which festival is most suitable for children?

A．Roskilde Festival.

B．Boomtown Fair.

C．Impact Festival.

D．Wilderness Festival.

【3】What can you do at the four festivals?

A．Enjoy music.

B．Taste food.

C．Buy clothes.

D．Draw pictures.

23、After graduating from Chongqing City Management College, Tan Minyan from Chongqing decided to become a cemetery custodian(守墓人).

“With four colleagues. I don’t need to worry about any complicated relationships, ”the 22-year-old shared on her Sina Weibo. “Moreover, my office, dormitory and canteen are in the same building. the pace of work is slow and I almost feel as if I have retired early.”

Her decision has caused heated discussion on social media in November about how young people nowadays can deal with social anxiety and benefit from genuine interpersonal relationships.

According to the survey conducted in2021 by China Youth Daily, more than 80 percent of the nearly 5,000 college students questioned said they had mild social anxiety disorder. The disorder surfaces most frequently when speaking in front of large groups, communicating with strangers and asking for favors.

Cheng Qiang, who works for a media group in Beijing is one of them. The 29-year-old told China Daily he started having social anxiety disorder in middle school.

To avoid contact with coworkers, Cheng often wore a mask even when going to the toilet or kitchen so he would encounter fewer people.

”The disorder becomes more severe when I am around people who know me but are not close.“ he told China Daily. ”Their attention makes me nervous, and I don’t know how to respond.“

Wang Wenda, a psychology lecturer at Ningxia University’s Xinhua College, found that most of the people who suffer from social anxiety are introverted, lack confidence or social skills, or have suffered traumatic(造成创伤的)interpersonal relationships.

He also believes that the disorder is not trivial. It may lead to panic attacks and other psychological problems as a result of a lack of contact with other people.

According to China Daily, Wang’s suggested solution was as follows: ”People with social anxiety disorder should go out and expose themselves to more social gatherings and practice their social skills, adding that through greater social experience and small successes in social encounters, they will reap the benefits of having a real social life and come to enjoy positive interpersonal relations.”

【1】Why is Tan Minyan’s experience mentioned at the beginning of the text?

A．To suggest an alternative career path.

B．To lead up to the topic of social anxiety.

C．To illustrate what young people value in their work.

D．To present people’s attitudes toward her profession.

【2】What do we know about people with social anxiety disorder?

A．They are unwilling to help others.

B．They find it hard to do everyday tasks.

C．They feel uneasy when asking for favors.

D．They always feel anxious in public places.

【3】What does the underlined word “trivial“ in the second-to-last paragraph most probably mean?

A．Urgent.

B．Influential.

C．Unimportant.

D．Complicated

【4】What does Wang suggest people with social anxiety disorder do?

A．Join a social anxiety support group.

B．Go outside to relax themselves.

C．Seek help from a professional.

D．Engage in more social activities.

24、   Many of us just laugh it away when they are told incredible (难以置信的) stories about other people, but I have a deep interest in these stories and I prefer to believe they are true. Here’s one I collected from a total stranger.

“Well, I was 11 when my family arrived at Fern Lake overlooking Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was so beautiful to look miles across the Rockies and thousands of feet below into the valley. My parents were busy getting lunch out of the trunk so I climbed over the wooden fence to get closer to the cliff edge in the hope that I wouldn’t miss any beautiful sight down there.

I started down a little hill but soon started sliding on loose pebble rocks(鹅卵石). I fell on my back, but kept going faster and faster to what seemed the edge of the world (a 2,000 foot drop). In seconds I knew I was going to die. My feet and legs went first over the edge at a high speed. Then suddenly I felt two hands push hard on my chest and stopped me dead. My heart was racing and I slowly inched my body back to where I finally could make it back up the hill.

My father was waiting there and screaming at me for doing such a dangerous stunt (特技). I tried to tell him and my mom about the hands that held me back, but to this day they don’t believe me. They thought I was just trying to get out of trouble with a made-up story.”

We parted ways, but I assured her that I believed every word of her story. I could see a little surprise and happiness on her face.

That’s why I always ask people to share their miracles (奇迹). Each real story makes my days full of hope and gratefulness.

【1】The girl got closer to the cliff edge to   .

A.take an adventure B.collect pebble rocks

C.better enjoy the view D.play a joke on her parents

【2】In the writer’s eyes, the girl   .

A.made up an exciting story B.was saved by a magical force

C.enjoyed doing dangerous stunts D.reached the bottom of the valley

【3】The writer is interested in people’s miracle stories because they   .

A.are often told in an amusing way B.seem unbelievable but actually true

C.prove that life is full of miracles D.help him stay positive about life

25、When it came to moral reasoning, we like to think our views on right and wrong are rational (理智的). But ultimately they are grounded in emotion. Philosophers have argued over this claim for a quarter of a millennium without _________. Times up! Now scientists armed with brain scanners are stepping in to settle the matter. Though reason can shape moral judgment, emotion is often _________.

Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene does brain scans of people as they study the so-called trolley problem. Suppose a trolley is rolling down the track toward five people who will _________ unless you pull a lever (杠杆) that pushes it onto another track— where, unfortunately, lies one person who will die instead. An easy call, most people say: _________ the loss of life — a “utillitarian” (功利主义的) goal as philosopher put it — is the thing to do.

But suppose the only way to save the five people is to push someone else onto the track — a _________ whose body will bring the trolley to a stop before it hits the others. It’s still a one-for-five _________ and you still initiate the action that dooms the one. _________, now you are more directly involved; most people say it would be wrong to do this trade off. Why? According to Greene’s brain scans, the second situation more thoroughly excites parts of the brain linked to _________ than does the leve-pulling situation. Apparently, the intuitive hesitation of giving someone a deadly push is more _________ than the hesitation to a deadly lever pull.

Further studies suggest that in both cases the emotional __________ compete for control with more rational parts of the brain. In the second situation the emotions are usually strong enough to win.

And when they lose, it is only after a tough __________ process. The few people who approve of pushing an innocent man onto the tracks take longer to reach their decision. So too with people who approve of smothering (死) a crying baby rather than catching the attention of enemy troops who would then kill the baby along with other __________.

Princeton philosopher Peter Singer argues that we should __________ our moral intutions (本能) and ask whether that logic deserves respect in the first place. Why obey moral impulses that evolved to serve the “__________” — such as sympathy that moves toward relatives and friends? Why not worry more about people an ocean away whose suffering we could cheaply relieve? Isn’t it better to save 10 starving African babies than to keep your 90-year-old father on life support? In the absence of a tough decision-making process, reason may indeed be a(n) “__________ of the passion.”

【1】

A．comprehension

B．hesitation

C．resolution

D．imagination

【2】

A．diverse

B．generous

C．passive

D．decisive

【3】

A．die

B．continue

C．hesitate

D．escape

【4】

A．respecting

B．minimizing

C．investigating

D．maximizing

【5】

A．referee

B．counselor

C．criminal

D．bystander

【6】

A．proportion

B．deal

C．loss

D．gain

【7】

A．Likewise

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

【8】

A．imagination

B．reason

C．emotion

D．belief

【9】

A．polite

B．religious

C．professional

D．intense

【10】

A．concerns

B．efforts

C．bonds

D．therapies

【11】

A．self-serving

B．decision-making

C．problem-solving

D．truth-seeking

【12】

A．innocents

B．barriers

C．examples

D．accidents

【13】

A．follow

B．spread

C．examine

D．ignore

【14】

A．selfless

B．self-restraint

C．self-deceptive

D．selfish

【15】

A．master

B．advocate

C．slave

D．protester

26、Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．

复旦大学一研究生因平时琐事和同学不和，在寝室饮用水里投毒，导致一室友死亡。作为即将踏入大学校门的你，谈谈和同学和谐相处的重要性以及你的一些建议。

注意：1．词数不少于120个；

2．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称,

3．文章开头已给出, 不计入字数。

A graduate of Fudan University didn’t get on well with his roommates for trivial．So he put some poison in the drinking water, killing one of his roommates．

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